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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Triumph TR7
		British Leyland (and subsequently, BL Ltd.), in the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the British Commonwealth and European Union.
		Leyland Princess, and a curved line in the bodywork going from the door to the rear fender.
		The Triumph TR7 was a sports car manufactured from 1975 to 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company, then part of British Leyland (and subsequently, BL Ltd.), in the United Kingdom.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Triumph-TR7 (765 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Triumph TR8
		Modern auto stubs The Austin Motor Company was British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand, the dominant partner after merger with Morris in the 50s but declining after absorption into British Leyland.
		The Leyland Princess, sometimes called the Austin Princess, was a larger-sized (by British standards) car produced by British Leyland in the United Kingdom from 1975 through to 1981.
		The Marina was a model of car manufactured by the Morris division of British Leyland throughout the 1970s, a period of great turbulence and difficulty for the British car industry.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Triumph-TR8 (3054 words)

	Dave Lyddon: MDW, Piecework and British Leyland (April 1972)
		When British Leyland was formed in 1968, it was the result of a series of mergers, none of which had substantially altered the constituent companies.
		British Leyland embraced some 70 factories, all with their own unique payments and labour relations systems.
		If British Leyland, helped by £25m of public money, could not make the Austin-Morris division profitable, then it would be ripe for takeover from a foreign enterprise or it would have to be nationalised.
	www.marxists.org /history/etol/newspape/isj/1972/no051/lyddon.htm (3361 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - British Leyland - a History
		British Leyland has long been a metaphor for all that went wrong with British manufacturing industry in the 1970s, with tales of strikes, under-investment, mismanagement, government intervention, and falling market share.
		But at its conception, British Leyland was intended to be a conglomerate to rival General Motors in the worldwide market, and was viewed as the only way the British motor industry could remain competitive.
		British Leyland comprised some 10 brands and the vast majority of the well-known British automotive names, some dating from the very start of car-manufacturing.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A9355377 (546 words)

	British Leyland Motor Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		1968 wurden mehrere britische Automobilmarken zu British Leyland fusioniert, wodurch der größte britische Automobilhersteller entstand.
		British Leyland beherbergte auch zwei ausländische Firmen, nämlich Innocenti in Italien und Authi in Spanien.
		In den späten 1960er Jahren prägten die Fahrzeuge von British Leyland das Straßenbild in Großbritannien: Mini, Austin/Morris 1100, MG, Rover und Jaguar/Daimler bildeten einen Gutteil der Fahrzeuge auf den Straßen.
	www.jenskleemann.de /wissen/bildung/wikipedia/b/br/british_leyland_motor_corporation.html (699 words)

	British Leyland Car History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The British Leyland Motor Corporation was founded in 1968 in the United Kingdom.
		British Leyland was forced into bankruptcy in 1975 as a result of extremist trade unions.
		After an enquiry, British Leyland was restructed wit the government becoming the major shareholder.
	www.paralumun.com /carleyland.htm (94 words)

	Leyland
		Leyland Motors grew from the Lancashire Steam Motor Company, founded in the town of Leyland, North West England by the Sumner and Spurrier families.
		In 1920 came the Leyland 8, a luxury tourer that would soon find its way to the racetrack at Brooklands, being driven by J. Parry-Thomas (who unfortunately would later be killed when making an attempt on the land speed record after the chain drive broke).
		With the Australian operation reportedly losing some $56 million, British Leyland would dispatch 31 year old David Abell to assume Managing Director responsibility, and given the financial difficulties being faced by the parent company it was obvious to most that he would shut down operation.
	www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au /car_info_leyland.htm (502 words)

	British Leyland Motors - Bentley Publishers - Automotive Books and Repair Manuals
		Although the memory of British Leyland is much maligned in both the United States and England, many of the cars that eventually fell under its corporate umbrella are truly beloved.
		In 1966, BMC and Jaguar-Daimler joined forces to create British Motor Holdings, and finally in late 1967—at the urging of the British government, BMH merged with Leyland (including Rover-Triumph) to create the British Leyland Motor Corporation.
		In addition to these popular British Cars, in the era long before British Leyland became a dirty word, the antecedent companies were responsible for some truly wonderful sports cars and sporting sedans.
	www.bentleypublishers.com /author.htm?id=12 (472 words)

	LEYLAND
		Leyland has a long and distinguished history dating from 1896, when James Sumner and the Spurrier family founded the Lancashire Steam Motor Company in the town of Leyland, in North West England.
		It is probable that the reason why the name 'Leyland' was maintained within the group name since merging the in 1968, was that Leyland had largest share of revenue within the new motor group.
		However the 'Leyland' group name under which cars were made, ended after 15 years of usage, when the motor group was renamed to Austin-Rover in 1983.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /british_marque/profiles/Leyland.htm (1034 words)

	Leyland Van Insurance
		After the war, Leyland Motors acquired a number of companies and also went through a number of reorganizations and eventually merged their holdings as the British Motor holdings and number of other companies which included Daimler, Guy, Austin and Morris Commercial bus and Lorries to become British Leyland Motor Corp..
		Leyland merged with DAF trucks of the Netherlands in 1987 and traded as Leyland DAF in the UK.
		British Leyland is one of the famous marquees in the UK and is responsible and has had influence on many different cars throughout its history.
	www.quotezone.co.uk /van/leyland.htm (596 words)

	Bmc And British Leyland - InFold
		The British Motor Corporation (BMC) was a UK vehicle company, formed by the...
		British Leyland Motor Corporation British Leyland corporate logo old BLMC share The British...
		The roots for British Leyland began to take form in 1952 when Austin and the Nuffield Group merged to form British Motor Corporation (BMC).
	www.infold.us /cat-bmc+and+british+leyland.html (275 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		BLMC was created in 1968 by the merger of British Motor Holdings (BMH) and Leyland Motor Corporation (LMC), encouraged by the Wilson Labour Government (1964–1970).
		Alvis was purchased from British Leyland by United Scientific Holdings plc in 1981, in 2002 Alvis merged with part of Vickers Defence Systems to form Alvis Vickers which was purchased by BAE Systems in 2004.
		Leyland Trucks was taken over by US giant PACCAR in 1998 and integrated with Foden.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=British_Leyland (1681 words)

	McLellan's Automobile Literature :: Multiple Makes -- British Leyland
		BRITISH LEYLAND (MG and Triumph), "Today Will be Sunny, with Clear Blue Skies and Temperatures in the Mid-Eighties": 6 page color folder, 11x8.
		Front of sheet is blue and gray, with fl and white lettering and blue and white British Leyland emblem, and has two photographs showing Triumph TR7 sport coupe rally car in competition, with discussion and photograph of team captain.
		Cover is photograph showing three-quarter frontal view of brown British Leyland Maxi and three-quarter rear view of white Maxi 4-Door Saloons being loaded with antique furniture.
	www.mclellansautomotive.com /sales-lit/bysub/multiplemakes/britishleyland/index.shtml (943 words)

	JOHN STARLEY AND ROVER CARS, BRITISH LEYLAND, AUSTIN ROVER GROUP \| DIRECTORY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS \| VEHICLE DESIGN ...
		The British motoring regulations at the time still required the use of a passing light, and this was incorporated as part of the new grille, being mounted in the centre, which gave the car it's 'Cyclops' designation.
		MG Rover are the heirs of the British Leyland Motor Corporation, which was formed in 1968 as the result of mergers between many British car firms.
		British Leyland had links with India going back to 1948, but Tata was associated with Daimler of Germany until 2001.
	www.speedace.info /rover.htm (8063 words)

	British Leyland Not Keeping Up with the Jones': Competition and Survival in the UK Car Market (1971-1998)
		Section 3 examines the contrasting experience of British Leyland to that of the market as a whole through the evolution of the entry and exit of models, market structure, and innovation, which form the three building blocks of the analysis.
		I will use the original company name ‘British Leyland’ for the company though the 1971-1998 period appreciating that the firm underwent a number of name and ownership changes to avoid confusion.
		The view that British industry as a whole suffered represented a broadening of a pessimistic literature that traced the declining fortunes of the troubled 'staple' industries, such as textiles and coal, to encompass new sectors that had grown out of the technological advances of the Second Industrial Revolution.
	www.ehs.org.uk /othercontent/walker3.htm (5002 words)

	Princess: The Development Story
		Certainly British Leyland’s own forecasts reflected this view and the production facility at Cowley North works was greatly modernised with an increased production volume in mind.
		When the morale at British Leyland, be it in the factories or the dealers, was at its lowest ebb, it was seen as genuinely good news that the company had something appealing to sell.
		Because the majority of British Leyland was now owned by the Government and funded by taxpayers, special attention was paid to all aspects of the company and as the Princess was its newest product, it was attracting the most attention.
	www.leylandprincess.co.uk /PrincessDev.htm (3604 words)

	Land Rover parts specialists
		When the local British Leyland dealership on Colorado Blvd. (Peter Satori) decided to close out their Land Rover inventory, they expanded BP to take up the slack.
		British Pacific continued to import Series and 'gray' market parts from Land Rover Solihull, and provide expert service and repair while dealers were still few and far between; and many of those had minimal experience with the vehicles, especially Series trucks.
		The owner of British Pacific in the '80's, Jim Woodaman was forced to relocate BP, as the original building was being re-zoned as part of an urban renewal project (the original British Pacific is now an exclusive restaurant!).
	www.britishpacific.com /about_us.html (922 words)

	Intro
		These models were made during the years 1973 to 1976, and include both British outline models, and Continental outline models in British liveries.
		When Lima first entered the British market in 1973, they bravely chose to manufacture in the correct ratio of 1:87, the same as their continental models.
		Some of the later Lima models had British markings, but had continental loop couplings, these were generally on sale in Italy, and not Britain, see the "Odds" page.
	limabritishho.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /LBHO-Home.htm (363 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The British Leyland Motor Corporation was a motor manufacturing company formed in Britain in 1968.
		It was created from the merger of many British car companies.
		Many of these brands have since been de-merged and continue in use to this day, although the British Leyland name came to an end in 1986.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/b/br/british_leyland_motor_corporation.html (325 words)

	British Leyland Motors Robert Bentley Robert Bentley Inc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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	www.summaryofabook.com /28218_british-leyland-motors-robert-bentley-robert-bentley-inc.html (187 words)

	Triumph Spitfire history
		Leyland made a successful take-over bid on Standard-Triumph in December 1960 and took full control of the company in April 1961.
		The prototype was kept hidden away and was only revealed when a Leyland executive asked what that little car under the dust sheets in the corner of the design department was.
		In the eighties, British Leyland was troubled by bad products, bad management and a less than motivated workforce.
	triumphspitfire.nl /spithistory.html (3315 words)

	Jalopnik: british leyland
		One uncle had an MG, but that was largely a project car, and only in his retirement has said uncle returned to buying British -- in the form of German and American-owned examples of bits of British Leyland.
		Ah, good ol' British Leyland Motor Corporation, that epic semi-nationalized squishing together of Austin, MG, Triumph, Mini, Jaguar, Daimler, Princess, Morris, and Rover into one big hyper-bureaucratic, oil-leaking, negative-earth blob.
		The Leyland P6, developed at a nominal cost of $20mil and styled by Giovanni Michelotti.
	www.jalopnik.com /cars/british-leyland/index.xml (393 words)

	British Car Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		British Automobile Touring Association of Nova Scotia - promotes the enjoyment and preservation of British cars, and encourages fellowship amongst their owners and admirers.
		British Car Club of New Zealand, Inc. - fostering interest in the preservation and maintenance of British cars of all marques and ages.
		British Automotive - modifications and recommendations for engines, brakes, and suspensions related to all MGB and MGA models.
	www.gsd-co.com /bcnh/British_Car_Links.htm (1553 words)

	British Leyland Motor Corporation - Definition, explanation
		The British Leyland Motor Corporation ("BLMC"), was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in Britain in 1968.
		This, combined with serious industrial relations problems (principally, the company's relations with hard-line Socialist Trade Unions of the time), and ineffectual management meant that BL became an unmanageable and financially crippled behemoth whose bankruptcy in 1975 was inevitable.
		Many of the brands were divested over time and continue to exist to this day, although the British Leyland name came to an end in 1982.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/br/british_leyland_motor_corporation.php (954 words)

	The Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust division of Rover Cars opened it's new museum at Gaydon on May 1, with the most interesting drive-in ceremonies on record.
		Automotive exports brought the largest amount of dollars to the UK than any other manufactured product and British cars were the first imported cars that Americans came to know well.
		All of the vehicles on display were built by the various manufacturers that eventually merged together to form British Leyland in the sixties.
	members.aol.com /dolphnx/dolphnx/BritishMuseum.htm (1066 words)

	British Leyland Motors Robert Bentley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		British Library of Political and Economic Science Staf - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences: Economics, 1988
		British Leyland Motors Robert Bentley Robert Bentley Inc - The MGB Tourer and Guide to Driver s Handbook
		British Medical Association C H Ashton David R Morgan - Therapeutic Uses of Cannabis
	www.summaryofabook.com /28217_british-leyland-motors-robert-bentley.html (181 words)

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